What If

My friend Arlene is a public speaker as a survivor of the 1995 Murrah Federal Bombing in Oklahoma City. I was a broadcast writer before we had our babies together (on the same day!) and very often she'll call me for help in editing her speeches. Today, she needed very little help and I hung up the phone completely changed by one simple profound sentence in her speech. It sounds so obvious, but I have spent the day dwelling upon this simple Truth and smiling.

"Salvation is a gift to us from the Creator of Everything. The Maker of Every. Single. Thing. Ever Made. And we know that gifts are only received from people who like us. A gift, by it's very definition, says 'I love you.'" Arlene Blanchard

Beautiful thought for my day from my beautiful friend. And a song that I love.

What If

by Jaden Lavik

What if I climbed that mountain,
what if I swam to that shore
What if every battle was victorious -
then would you love me more?
Would you love me more?

What if I were everyone's first choice,
what if I went farther than before,
What if I stood high above the rest -
then would you love me more?
Would you love me more?

You say I belong to you apart from the things I do
You say I belong to you
I'm in awe of why you do.
Why you do, why you do,
I'm in awe of you....

What if I ignored the hand that fed me,
what if I forgot to confess
What if I stumbled down that mountain -
Then would you love me less?
Lord would you love me less?

What if I were everyone's last choice
what if I mixed in with the rest
What if I failed what I passed before -
then would you love me less?
Lord would you would you love me less?

Oh no, oh no, oh no,

You say I belong to you apart from the things I do
You say I belong to you
I'm in awe of why you do
You do, you do, you do

What have I done to deserve your son sent to die for me
What can I give? I want to live
Give me eyes to see
In a world that keeps changing, there's one thing that I know is true
Your love is staying
There's nothing else I'll hold onto

You say I belong to you apart from the things I do
You say I belong to you I'm in awe of why you do
I'm in awe of you
The way you love me, the way you do
The way you love me, you love me
The way you do, the way you do, the way you do
You love me......